Max George of Regis Jesuit selected by Rockies in 6th round of MLB draft

Max George of Regis Jesuit High School (3) is in action during the game against Rocky Mountain High School at All City Stadium in Denver on May 24. 2014. Rocky Mountain High School won the 5A state championship game 6-5. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)

Regis Jesuit shortstop Max George was selected in the sixth round of the MLB June amateur draft by the Colorado Rockies. George was chosen with the 173rd overall pick.

Neil Devlin, originally from the Philadelphia area, has covered high school sports in Colorado for more than 30 years, writing about the people, athletes and events that encompass the Rocky Mountain prep sports world.